were pestering
- past progressive of pester.
Example Sentences
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In mitigation, the court heard Hamilton's messages were "pestering" but not "sexual, threatening or obscene".
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
For a while, the Bears hung around and were pestering the heavily favored Seahawks.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 27, 2015
There was a young guy who arrived from Korea, saying he just wanted to get away from his parents, who were pestering him to get married.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2015
A director of the Ordnance Survey complained of the "swarms of idle holiday visitors" who were pestering surveyors for the locations of the most picturesque parts to visit.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2014
Another time, when a little boy came up behind him, when the flies were pestering him, Prince, instead of kicking him, just lifted up one of his hind-feet, and pushed him gently away.
From The Nursery, April 1873, Vol. XIII. A Monthly Magazine for Youngest People by Various
